July/August 2024

UW Scores Top 10 World Ranking

UW Scores Top 10 World Ranking

U.S. News and World Report ties UW with University College London

The University of Washington is among the best universities around the globe.

Activate 3.8: The Gender Pay Gap, The Burden of Caregiving

Activate 3.8: The Gender Pay Gap, The Burden of Caregiving

The Washington Women’s Commission officially unveils new campaign June 28

For Leah White, it’s personal. She knows all too well the challenges women face when choosing between caregiving and career. As legislative and operations manager for the Washington State Women’s Commission, she aims to do something about it.

Senior Center Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Community 

Senior Center Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Community 

GenPride gives LGBTQIA+ seniors programming that addresses their pressing needs and wants

At GenPride, being seen is just the beginning...

A New Spot to Sip and Shop 

A New Spot to Sip and Shop 

Fruitsuper boutique opens a tiny tasting room in Pioneer Square

Five years ago — just a few months before the Covid-19 pandemic upended the world as we knew it — local industrial design firm Fruitsuper opened its namesake brick-and-mortar boutique in Pioneer Square...

Going on Vacation? Maybe Not.

Going on Vacation? Maybe Not.

We’re more vacation-deprived than ever

So-called “vacation deprivation” is at an 11-year high, with 65% of Americans saying they don’t take enough vacation. While that’s consistent with other countries, work-life balance here seems out of whack...

Mind-Bending Fun

Mind-Bending Fun

Seattle’s newest museum will turn your world upside down

The Museum of Illusions is all about messing with your perception and making you question what’s real. It opens in downtown Seattle on June 28 in a 9,000-square-foot space in the historic eight-story Skinner Building (home to the 5th Avenue Theatre).

Must List: This Week’s Top 5 Picks

Must List: This Week’s Top 5 Picks

Acrobats, craft beer, and Fremont fun

With summer just around the corner and since we live in the best place to enjoy it, we've got some great outdoor activities to recommend this week...

These Dumplings Don’t Sleep

These Dumplings Don’t Sleep

Check out this ‘Seattle-style’ dim sum

In a city that very much does sleep, in a not particularly dense neighborhood, David Ponce and Nikki Tran opened an unlikely business in early May: a late-night dumpling shop...

Clearing Up Misperceptions about Juneteenth

Clearing Up Misperceptions about Juneteenth

Delbert Richardson’s traveling museum seeks to educate, inform

Delbert Richardson wants to set the record straight...

Celebrating the Spot Prawn

Celebrating the Spot Prawn

The season is short. Don’t miss out.

The delicate, subtle flavor of the body, the complex savoriness the shell infuses into broths, and the firm meat make spot shrimp an unbelievable delicacy, though also a relatively unknown one...

Must List: This Week’s Top 6 Picks

Must List: This Week’s Top 6 Picks

Father's Day, festivals, yachts, and Pride

Catch the Edmonds Arts Festival, celebrate Pride with a family picnic on Mercer Island, or admire more than 40 classic yachts. Feel the power of resistance music, or check out a thought-provoking talk on power dynamics in the digital age with author Renée DiResta. And don’t miss Vampire Weekend at Climate Pledge Arena. 

Hidden Washington: Leavenworth All Year

Hidden Washington: Leavenworth All Year

This Bavarian-style village in the Cascade Mountains offers more than just Oktoberfest and Christmas celebrations

Beyond the beer and bratwurst and lively seasonal celebrations — notably Oktoberfest with a “K” and Christmas with a heaping dose of Nutcrackers — Leavenworth is a fabulous place to spend a long weekend...